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Crash, a film that suggests America has far to go to become a true racial melting pot, upset heavily favored Brokeback Mountain in being named the best picture of 2005 at last night's 78th annual Academy Awards ceremonies. The film, whose characters clash along racial lines, also earned Oscars for Paul Haggis and Bobby Moresco's original screenplay and Hughes Winborne's editing. Haggis, also director and a producer of Crash, admitted he was "shocked" when his film was announced as best picture instead of Brokeback Mountain. "We're still trying to figure out if we actually got this," he said, holding his Oscar aloft. Brokeback Mountain did not...

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Crash, a film that suggests America has far to go to become a true racial melting pot, upset heavily favored Brokeback Mountain in being named the best picture of 2005 at last night's 78th annual Academy Awards ceremonies.
The film, whose characters...